Weekly fall farmers markets are open in southwest Birmingham, with Lawson State Community College hosting its first today.
The Lawson State site of the Southwest Fresh Market will open at 10 a.m. at Wilson Road and Elmyra Street, said Atticus Rominger, a spokesman for Main Street Birmingham. Mayor William Bell will visit at 10:30.
Beginning next week, the market will be held each Thursday through Oct. 13 from 7 a.m.-noon.
A Saturday farmers market will be held on Sept. 17, Oct. 1 and Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Mary Dorse Center, 3021 46th St. Southwest.
Main Street Birmingham, Project Hopewell and the Mayor's Office of Economic Development are the partners on the project. It's part of an initiative called the Urban Food Project, which seeks to bring fresh food to urban "food deserts," areas that lack access to fresh food.